Retired from the University of Texas and too old to play soccer anymore. Now, in the twilight of his years, time is spent writing in this blog, hiking and exploring Texas Parks, photography, working out, gardening and tending to the five ponds he built .

Another Wet Day

Even though time moves onand Springtime has come and goneSummertime is here to stayalong with the sun and heat of the daywhen temperatures will rise to one hundred degreeseven under the shade of the treesthe sun is hot and the skies are blue with nary a cloud to obstruct the viewanything to do outsideneeds to be done at first lightwhen the outside air still feels coolas the heat of the sun is not yet crueltoday is not one of those daysas the clouds have formed and in so many waystoday we have rain along with a breezeand the temperature has dropped to sixty eight degreescool for us for this time of the yearbut not for very long I fearwe can always use the rainas the heat will always return againof this we can be very sure which is what we have to endurewould I have it any other waymaybe a little cooler through the daywhen I like to be outdoorsfussing with all of the normal choreslike feeding the fish or cleaning a pondor cutting back plants that have grown beyondthings that are a part of my normal lifethat I do everyday with the minimum of strifetoday I sit and look at the rainwondering when I can againtake a walk and so impliedand be one with Nature in her countryside.

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